U.S. Says China's Government, Military Used Cyberespionage

By

Julian E. Barnes

Updated May 7, 2013 7:41 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON—The Chinese government has targeted U.S. government computer systems for intrusion, the Pentagon said Monday in a more direct accusation of cyberespionage than the U.S. has made in the past.

While American officials have long charged that China is a top perpetrator of cyberespionage, a new Pentagon report goes a step further, blaming some cyberintrusions directly on the government and its military.